Honors Course
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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°05′12″N 85°02′41″W / 35.0867°N 85.0446°W |
| Location | near Ooltewah, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Established | 1983 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | 1991 U.S. Amateur 1994 Curtis Cup 1996 NCAA Div. I C'ship 2005 U.S. Mid-Amateur 2010 NCAA Div. I C'ship |
| Website | www |
| Designed by | Pete Dye |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,400 yards |
The Honors Course is a privately owned golf course located near Ooltewah, Tennessee, just north of Chattanooga. The club was founded by Coca-Cola bottling heir Jack Lupton and designed by Pete Dye in 1983.[1] It has been the number one ranked course in the state, number twenty-eight on Golf Digest's list of the top one-hundred golf courses in America, and has been the site of amateur tournaments as the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Mid-Amateur, NCAA Championships, and U.S. Junior Championship.[2] Jack Lupton's main idea in founding The Honors Course was to create a place to honor amateur golf and amateur golfers. The course is located in an unincorporated area of Hamilton County, Tennessee, just north of the unincorporated community of Ooltewah.
1991 U.S. Amateur
The U.S. Amateur was the first major event held at The Honors Course. A California native, Mitch Voges, won the tournament in convincing fashion—beating his opponent in the final match 7 and 6.[3] His road to the trophy included a few miraculous shots including a holed approach shot and a birdie putt from forty feet.
1994 Curtis Cup
The 28th Curtis Cup was held July 30-31. Great Britain & Ireland and USA ended up tied at 9. Since Great Britain & Ireland were the defending champions, they retained the cup.[4]
NCAA Championships
Two separate NCAA Championships have been hosted at the course. The first, in 1996, was won by Arizona State University. Its individual title makes this one of the most famous NCAA Championships of all time. The trophy was won by a young Tiger Woods, who dominated the field so much in the first days that he finished with a final round 80 and was still able to win by four.
In its second time being hosted at the Honors Course, the team title was claimed by a huge underdog—the Augusta State Jaguars, who took down the number one-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. Scott Langley of Illinois won the individual crown.[5]
U.S. Mid-Amateur
In 2005, the 25th U.S. Mid-Amateur was held at The Honors Course. The final match of the tournament came down to Kevin Marsh and Carlton Forrester and Marsh won without much of a fight from Forrester. The 32-year-old Las Vegas native won the final match 10 and 9 to take the mid-am title.[6]